Terms & Conditions

These Terms & Conditions govern your use of this website and its content. The website supports a publishing mission centered on children’s books, community-based projects, and the principle of creating books for communities, by communities. By using the website, you agree to follow these terms. If you do not agree, please discontinue your use of the website.

Use of This Website

You may use this website for lawful, personal, educational, and informational purposes. You must not use it in a way that disrupts its operation, interferes with another visitor’s access, attempts to bypass security measures, or violates applicable law.

Information presented on the website may be updated, corrected, reorganized, or removed without notice. Access may also be limited or suspended when reasonably necessary for maintenance, security, or operational reasons.

  • Do not attempt to gain unauthorized access to the website or its systems.
  • Do not introduce malicious code or use automated tools in a disruptive manner.
  • Do not misrepresent your identity, affiliation, or authority.
  • Do not use website content to harm, exploit, or mislead children or communities.

Books and Educational Materials

Descriptions of books, projects, activities, and related resources are provided for general information. Availability, presentation, and supporting materials may change over time. Any purchasing, delivery, return, or access conditions shown during a transaction form part of the terms for that transaction.

Parents, guardians, educators, and community leaders remain responsible for deciding whether a book or activity is appropriate for a particular child, group, learning environment, or community setting. Website content is not a substitute for professional educational, medical, legal, or safeguarding advice.

Community Contributions

Community participation may include ideas, stories, artwork, project information, feedback, or other materials. Submitters must have the necessary rights and permissions to share any contribution. Materials must not infringe another person’s copyright, privacy, confidentiality, or other rights.

Content involving children requires particular care. A parent, guardian, educator, or authorized community representative should provide all permissions needed before a child’s name, words, image, artwork, or other identifying information is submitted. Submission does not guarantee publication, inclusion in a book, or participation in a project.

  • Contributions must be original or properly authorized.
  • Private or sensitive information should not be submitted unless specifically requested and appropriately protected.
  • Community stories should be represented accurately and respectfully.
  • The website may decline or remove unsuitable, unlawful, or unauthorized material.

Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise stated, the website’s text, book descriptions, illustrations, designs, logos, downloadable resources, and other original materials are protected by intellectual property rights. You may view the content and retain reasonable copies for personal, noncommercial reference.

You may not reproduce, republish, sell, adapt, distribute, or commercially exploit protected content without permission from the relevant rights holder. Limited quotations may be used where permitted by law and should include clear attribution. Rights in community-created material remain subject to the specific permission or agreement associated with that material.

External Resources and Availability

The website may refer to external organizations, community resources, retailers, platforms, or third-party websites. These references are provided for convenience and context. External services operate under their own terms and privacy practices, and their content or continued availability is not controlled by this website.

Reasonable efforts may be made to keep website information useful and accessible, but uninterrupted operation, complete accuracy, and permanent availability cannot be guaranteed. To the extent permitted by applicable law, use of the website is at the visitor’s own discretion and risk.

Changes and General Terms

These terms may be revised when website functions, publishing activities, community programs, or legal requirements change. The version displayed on this page applies from the time it is published. Continued use of the website after an update indicates acceptance of the revised terms.

If any provision is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue to apply. A failure to enforce a provision immediately does not waive the right to enforce it later. Questions about these terms should be submitted through any official contact method made available elsewhere on the website.